The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a peer-reviewed report today, focussed on the efforts of oil and gas companies to reduce their environmental footprints, concluding that companies’ failure to address growing calls to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could threaten their long-term social acceptability and profitability. The International Energy Agency …
Read More »Iran, Oman Determined to Boost Trade Ties
Iran shares borders with fifteen countries, namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, Oman, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kuwait, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. Expansion of trade with these neighbors, specially increasing non-oil exports to them, is one of the major plans that the Iranian government …
Read More »OPEC’s Spat Isn’t even about Oil – It’s about What Comes after Oil
The UAE took oil market watchers by surprise this month when it dug its heels in and refused to agree to an extension of the current OPEC+ production control deal under its original terms. The emirates demanded an adjustment of baseline production levels, noting that November 2018 was hardly reflective …
Read More »U.S. Imports of Crude Oil from Iraq Hiked This Week
British tabloid “The Sun” wrote about “the growing fear of a third world war” against the backdrop of the emergence of Russian submarines in the Baltic Sea and US participation in the “war games” in the Black Sea. The publication notes that a submarine with Oscar-II class cruise missiles (according …
Read More »Eni to Buy Italian Wind Portfolio in Renewable Drive
Eni has agreed to buy one of the largest onshore wind portfolios in Italy from fund manager Glennmont Partners, as part of plans to expand its green energy business. The Italian energy group will buy a 315 megawatt portfolio comprising 13 plants, taking its overall wind capacity in Italy to …
Read More »OPEC+ Production Decision Delay Tests Co-ordination Capacity
OPEC+ has delayed its decision on the extent of crude oil production increases, raising questions about the alliance’s capacity to coordinate production and highlighting disagreements about supply policies, according to Fitch Ratings. Earlier this week, OPEC+ postponed for a third time its meeting to finalise the decision on the next …
Read More »Oil Prices Rise over 2pc as US Inventories Decline
Oil prices rose for a second day on Friday as the market reacted to falling US inventories. Signs of strong Asian demand from both China and India also strengthened the market. Brent crude oil futures were up $1.49, or 2%, at $75.60 a barrel by 1:12 p.m. ET (1712 GMT). …
Read More »China’s Shale Goal to Boost Gulf
China’s ambitious goal of replicating North America’s shale revolution will change the dynamics of the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market to the benefit of gas importers in the Arabian Gulf. Last week China took a big step towards opening up its vast gas reserves with a deal struck between …
Read More »Oil Up over Demand Hopes as US Crude, Gasoline Stocks Signal Recovery
Oil prices rose on Friday over rising demand euphoria after US crude and gasoline oil inventories recorded huge falls although the lack of consensus at the latest OPEC+ meeting is leaving oil markets without direction. International benchmark Brent crude was trading at $74.48 per barrel at 0752 GMT for a …
Read More »EU to Support Transition to Clean Energy in EaP Countries
The European Union (EU) will support energy transition in the Eastern Parnetship (EaP) countries, as it has launched the second phase of its EU4Energy program – “Promoting the Clean Energy Transition in the Eastern Partnership Countries: EU4Energy Phase II, Trend reports with reference to the European Commission. The Program, which …
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